Loquendo, global speech technology provider, releases a new version of its MRCP Server software which has now been validated as conforming to the PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard), endorsed by all major card companies. This move enables all those working around card payment processes leveraging Loquendo ASR and TTS technologies to develop robust and industry compliant card security, ensuring the disabling of call and information logging for sensitive data, e.g. credit card numbers.

Loquendo MRCP Server 7.0.18 (Windows) and 7.0.10 (Linux) also offer some additional features including a new Log Collector Tool, facilitating the procedure for making technical assistance requests for users by simplifying the analysis of product issues.

Support is also added for the following operating systems: SuSE 11, RHEL 5 & CentOS 5. For the full list of supported operating systems, see our MRCP Server Brochure (p.4).  

Loquendo MRCP (Media Resource Control Protocol) Server is the ideal solution for developing large-scale automated telephony applications using Loquendo multilingual speech, and can be configured as TTS-only, ASR-only, or both TTS and ASR.

Loquendo MRCP Server is integrated via MRCP and is interoperable with any MRCPv1 or v2 clients, and, thanks to its complete support for all major IETF and W3C standards, enables speech technologies to be integrated into any VoiceXML 2.0 or 2.1 applications.

Loquendo MRCP Server has been certified as interoperable with the leading speech platforms.

About Loquendo
Awarded Speech Industry ‘Market Leader’ for the past four consecutive years, Loquendo provides a complete range of speech technologies for server, embedded and desktop solutions – in 30 languages with 72 voices, and constantly growing.

Loquendo TTS, Loquendo ASR and Loquendo Speaker Verification empower people to interact with technology in the most natural way possible – using their voice – creating a next-generation client experience while saving businesses millions each year. Also integrable via the Loquendo MRCP Server and VoxNauta VoiceXML, CCXML & SCXML platform, Loquendo speech technologies power millions of calls every day in the telecommunications and enterprise markets across the globe. Loquendo TTS and ASR are also available as Loquendo Embedded Technologies, deployed in more than 14 million devices worldwide in embedded and mobile environments.

Loquendo is a Telecom Italia company headquartered in Turin, Italy, with offices in the US, UK, Spain, Germany and France, and a global network of partners. For more info, and to hear Loquendo TTS for yourself, go to www.loquendo.com.